Topic: Cool Tools.

[grcamna2]

Looks like a great product John, I love the “Superglue and bicarbonate of soda” method for fixing cracked side covers, it’s amazing, and like me, cheap.

Terry,do they mix well and create a solid,lasting bond ?

[RAFster122s]

Looks like a great product John, I love the “Superglue and bicarbonate of soda” method for fixing cracked side covers, it’s amazing, and like me, cheap.

Terry,do they mix well and create a solid,lasting bond ?

Bill, you fill crack with baking soda and then drizzle on the thin CA. The thin CA reacts strongly with the baking soda as an accelerator and forms a white crusty hard surface that is uneven and sometimes bubbly. It is strong and nigh impossible to sand easily as the plastic is softer than the CA. Not for external smooth surfaces… the vapor will make your eyes sting as it smokes when it hits the baking soda. Some people are allergic to CA vapors and the smoke of accelerated CA will often affect anyone…, not recommended you breathe it in.

[BenelliSEI]

Terry….. I spotted that package of the JBWeld Plastic Bonded on on Amazon and it wasn’t cheap! About US$14. I do find their products excellent  and this one did not disappoint.

[Stev-o]

Terry….. I spotted that package of the JBWeld Plastic Bonded on on Amazon and it wasn’t cheap! About US$14.

Hey John....isnt this it....$6.98?

https://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-50133-Tan-1-Pack/dp/B009EU5ZNO/ref=asc_df_B009EU5ZNO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8989916198056790918&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028253&hvtargid=pla-2281435178058&mcid=96115b48903a375294943cb37253f05b&hvocijid=8989916198056790918-B009EU5ZNO-&hvexpln=73&th=1

My go-to adhesive is "Amazing Goop", works great and I love the name!

https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-GOOP-160012-Automotive-Adhesive/dp/B000CCID28/ref=asc_df_B000CCID28/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693070740232&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8826191027965219252&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028253&hvtargid=pla-351417556055&psc=1&mcid=da50ab95a4f63f95b12934e8bd93687b

[BenelliSEI]

Terry….. I spotted that package of the JBWeld Plastic Bonded on on Amazon and it wasn’t cheap! About US$14.

Hey John....isnt this it....$6.98?

https://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-50133-Tan-1-Pack/dp/B009EU5ZNO/ref=asc_df_B009EU5ZNO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8989916198056790918&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028253&hvtargid=pla-2281435178058&mcid=96115b48903a375294943cb37253f05b&hvocijid=8989916198056790918-B009EU5ZNO-&hvexpln=73&th=1

My go-to adhesive is "Amazing Goop", works great and I love the name!

https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-GOOP-160012-Automotive-Adhesive/dp/B000CCID28/ref=asc_df_B000CCID28/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693070740232&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8826191027965219252&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028253&hvtargid=pla-351417556055&psc=1&mcid=da50ab95a4f63f95b12934e8bd93687b

My wife always has a tube of Goop in the house. Great stuff! My price is from Amazon.ca….. we are usually double what you get!

[Kelly E]

I like to use PlastiFix. It uses finely ground abs powder and a glue. It's not super glue and doesn't glue your fingers together. It dries hard enough to be sanded after an hour or so and it comes with a piece of I don't know what that can be formed into a mold to make broken missing pieces.

It's not as cheap as other methods but in my opinion a superior product. I've lost track of how many side covers and fairings I've fixed. On the Concours I had to make a missing piece that borders the outside of the left turn signal. It is small but highly stressed piece. On my last ride I saw that it had cracked at the joint after 7 years and a couple of drops. I always carry a pack of tiny tubes of super glue and I fixed it while 400 miles from home. The point is a PlastiFix repair can be fixed with super glue because it is actually abs and not some other type of stuff.

[Don R]

 After a couple days in the shop my nearly 72 year old and worn-out hands are hurting. Today I ordered a Milwaukee 12 Volt Fuel 3/8" battery ratchet. A friend in the American made bike business uses one every day and loves it. I did just get the one battery so time will tell if I need another one.
 The fuel ones are supposed to be the improved but more expensive model. I already have the charger that came with my 3/8" impact wrench. I also got a milwaukee M18 to C6 craftsman battery adapter last Xmas. that way when my craftsman batteries go away I can continue to use the milwaukee ones.

[grcamna2]

After a couple days in the shop my nearly 72 year old and worn-out hands are hurting. Today I ordered a Milwaukee 12 Volt Fuel 3/8" battery ratchet. A friend in the American made bike business uses one every day and loves it. I did just get the one battery so time will tell if I need another one.
 The fuel ones are supposed to be the improved but more expensive model. I already have the charger that came with my 3/8" impact wrench. I also got a milwaukee M18 to C6 craftsman battery adapter last Xmas. that way when my craftsman batteries go away I can continue to use the milwaukee ones.

Don,what does the name 'Fuel' signify ?

[newday777]

After a couple days in the shop my nearly 72 year old and worn-out hands are hurting. Today I ordered a Milwaukee 12 Volt Fuel 3/8" battery ratchet. A friend in the American made bike business uses one every day and loves it. I did just get the one battery so time will tell if I need another one.
 The fuel ones are supposed to be the improved but more expensive model. I already have the charger that came with my 3/8" impact wrench. I also got a milwaukee M18 to C6 craftsman battery adapter last Xmas. that way when my craftsman batteries go away I can continue to use the milwaukee ones.

This one?

[Don R]

 Yes, but just the ratchet and one battery, I already have the 3/8" Impact, box and charger.

[dave500]

ive always like most guys done old drum brakes on cars for years with pliers/screwdrivers and skin off knuckles?so now i bought a pair of cordless proper brake spring pliers!bout time!

[BenelliSEI]

ive always like most guys done old drum brakes on cars for years with pliers/screwdrivers and skin off knuckles?so now i bought a pair of cordless proper brake spring pliers!bout time!

Neat Dave! Never had a set. What’s the socket on the end for?

[Stev-o]

ive always like most guys done old drum brakes on cars for years with pliers/screwdrivers and skin off knuckles?so now i bought a pair of cordless proper brake spring pliers!bout time!

 What’s the socket on the end for?

I've used that tool years ago, but cant remember the last drum brakes I've done on a car, seems they last forever on the rear end.

John - I believe the end of that tool is used to install the spring [it's not a socket]  Dave - plz confirm.

[scottly]

ive always like most guys done old drum brakes on cars for years with pliers/screwdrivers and skin off knuckles?so now i bought a pair of cordless proper brake spring pliers!bout time!

 What’s the socket on the end for?

I've used that tool years ago, but cant remember the last drum brakes I've done on a car, seems they last forever on the rear end.

John - I believe the end of that tool is used to install the spring [it's not a socket]  Dave - plz confirm.

Yes, the "socket" is used to install the spring. Now that I think about it, the socket is used to remove the spring? The tool also works on kickstand springs.

[dave500]

great demo thanks scottly.

[grcamna2]

Give it a good twist,then it hits that notched/cam spot and removes/installs the spring.

I had one in my little grey Craftsman toolbox full of tools(1982' in FL.) which a guy(Calvin  )had use of when(a person who shared a house w/ others & me)he started working on cars at a company:I let him 'pay later'.. Never Happened.  Wrong household,for sure.

I've got to get another pair of solid,good old brake pliers,for when I need them 

[Don R]

 I used that Milwaukee battery ratchet today while taking a cam chain tensioner off. It was sweet and the exact space that tool was made for.

[Stev-o]

I used that Milwaukee battery ratchet today...

Coincidentally, I used one yesterday helping a buddy change the elec fuel pump on a 240Z.  Nice tool, now I want one!  Just need the bare tool as I have many M12 batteries for my drills & saw. Pretty cheap...

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/196624153612?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1XFKC1K_NTE2BLBwZ8-vAMQ12&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=196624153612&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9028253&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=aud-2316480875016:pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=6296724&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9Km3BhDjARIsAGUb4nw3YhzixamcVYXQTYMc-imWAFori855Y_HCbBKHeiZrpZFZ5Z4fRHYaAtv1EALw_wcB

[Don R]

I used that Milwaukee battery ratchet today...

Coincidentally, I used one yesterday helping a buddy change the elec fuel pump on a 240Z.  Nice tool, now I want one!  Just need the bare tool as I have many M12 batteries for my drills & saw. Pretty cheap...

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/196624153612?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1XFKC1K_NTE2BLBwZ8-vAMQ12&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=196624153612&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9028253&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=aud-2316480875016:pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=6296724&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9Km3BhDjARIsAGUb4nw3YhzixamcVYXQTYMc-imWAFori855Y_HCbBKHeiZrpZFZ5Z4fRHYaAtv1EALw_wcB

  The ones that say fuel are supposedly more torquey , but also may be bigger in your hand and cost more. That's a smoking price.

[Medyo Bastos]

I used that Milwaukee battery ratchet today...

Coincidentally, I used one yesterday helping a buddy change the elec fuel pump on a 240Z.  Nice tool, now I want one!  Just need the bare tool as I have many M12 batteries for my drills & saw. Pretty cheap...

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/196624153612?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1XFKC1K_NTE2BLBwZ8-vAMQ12&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=196624153612&targetid=2320093655185&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9028253&poi=&campaignid=21222258394&mkgroupid=164713660992&rlsatarget=aud-2316480875016:pla-2320093655185&abcId=9408285&merchantid=6296724&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9Km3BhDjARIsAGUb4nw3YhzixamcVYXQTYMc-imWAFori855Y_HCbBKHeiZrpZFZ5Z4fRHYaAtv1EALw_wcB

  The ones that say fuel are supposedly more torquey , but also may be bigger in your hand and cost more. That's a smoking price.

Does the fuel also say m12 anyone know which is the good impact as well?


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[spotty]

Every pay day I try to get at least a couple of things for the garage, sometimes it's a new welder or the sandblasting cabinet I got the other week.
This week ( no overtime ) it's just some punches and a dead blow hammer, it all makes for a better equipped workshop in the end

[Honda Hansel]

Cool tool
Nice to have the ability to make the odd ball tools that cant be bought
Home made tool to re assemble Gauges
This will re roll the crimp ring on to gauge
Doe's a nice job

Honda Hansel

[BenelliSEI]

That is brilliant! Interested in doing more?

[Honda Hansel]

Hi John
That could be a option to do more
Shipping can be done by Canada Post flat rate parcel box across the country cheap $$

I do have a couple gauge sets that I have to restore for the project bike CB750F2
and my CB750K7 tachometer  was lacy and rubbing on the bell so it would not go over 4000 rpm
the tachometer that I did is going on the CB750K .With the patina
Just ordered the face plate in miles for the speedometer .and the patina need to stay for that as well 

Working on a speed test bench next .To check the speedometer and tachometer for accuracy
There is no internal parts for the gauges only cosmetic parts available
and pricey     

Honda Hansel

[scottly]

Cool tool
Nice to have the ability to make the odd ball tools that cant be bought
Home made tool to re assemble Gauges
This will re roll the crimp ring on to gauge
Doe's a nice job

Honda Hansel

Do you use the same tool to un-crimp the ring?
Is that a Jet lathe?